aged 72 years & 6 months
From the National Archives:
The data furnished you herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.21910, based upon the service of Freegift Patchin in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Fairfield, Connecticut, Freegift Patchin enlisted in the spring of 1776, served as a fifer in the Connecticut troops, names of officers not stated, and while serving in the state of New York, he was sent in the spring of 1780 under captain Harper by order of Colonel Peter Ziele, to scout at the head of the Delaware; he was taken prisoner by the Indians, April 7, 1780, carried to Canada and held until November 2, 1782.
Freegift Patchin married September 14, 1784 in Norwalk, Wilton Parish, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Molly Morehouse of Fairfield, Connecticut. He died August 31, 1831 in Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York.
The widow, Molly Patchin, was allowed pension on her application executed December 3, 1838, then in the seventy-eighth year of her age and living in Blenheim, New York. Where she continued to live in 1843.
Freegift Patchin at one time was a member of the State Legislature of New York; he was referred to as General Freegift Patchin, no explanation given for the use of this title.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the children of Freegift and Molly Patchin.
The soldier's brother, Isaac Patchin, was taken prisoner and carried to Canada at the same time as he was. Banks Morehouse, brother of the widow, Molly Patchin, was living in 1838 in Blenheim, New York and then in the seventy-sixth year of his age.
aged 72 years & 6 months
From the National Archives:
The data furnished you herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W.21910, based upon the service of Freegift Patchin in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Fairfield, Connecticut, Freegift Patchin enlisted in the spring of 1776, served as a fifer in the Connecticut troops, names of officers not stated, and while serving in the state of New York, he was sent in the spring of 1780 under captain Harper by order of Colonel Peter Ziele, to scout at the head of the Delaware; he was taken prisoner by the Indians, April 7, 1780, carried to Canada and held until November 2, 1782.
Freegift Patchin married September 14, 1784 in Norwalk, Wilton Parish, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Molly Morehouse of Fairfield, Connecticut. He died August 31, 1831 in Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York.
The widow, Molly Patchin, was allowed pension on her application executed December 3, 1838, then in the seventy-eighth year of her age and living in Blenheim, New York. Where she continued to live in 1843.
Freegift Patchin at one time was a member of the State Legislature of New York; he was referred to as General Freegift Patchin, no explanation given for the use of this title.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the children of Freegift and Molly Patchin.
The soldier's brother, Isaac Patchin, was taken prisoner and carried to Canada at the same time as he was. Banks Morehouse, brother of the widow, Molly Patchin, was living in 1838 in Blenheim, New York and then in the seventy-sixth year of his age.
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